Ibrahim Fazeel (born 9 October 1980) is a Maldivian footballer nicknamed "Oppo". He can play both as a midfielder and as a forward currently who plays for Llangefni Town FC. He started his career while he was a student in Majeediyya School in 1999. Fazeel played his first international match on 2 April 2000 against Syria (AFC Asian Cup Lebanon 2000) and scored first goal in the Golden jubilee international tournament against Bangladesh. He is the only player who scored for times in the semi-finals to take Maldives to the finals.
After his international duty in 1999, he signed for his first club New lagoons in 2000. Between 2001 and 2003 he played for IFC which was the best club at that time. From 2004 to 2006 he changed to New Radiant SC. In 2007, a new club named VB signed him for a record fee. In October 2007, he transferred to DPMM FC in Brunei along with fellow Maldivian Ali Ashfaq and scored two goals for the team. In 2008, Fazeel lend his team to travel to final in SAFF Championship 2008 by scoring a goal against Sri Lanka. From 2008 to 2011 he played for Victory SC. Later in 2012, he played for New Radiant SC along with his National teammates Ashfaq and Ahmed Thoriq and played for BG Sports in 2013 and returned to his old team New Radiant SC He was one of the most important members of the Maldives national football team.
At the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup, Fazeel helped the Maldives National Football Team by scoring a penalty kick which led the team to 3rd place against Afghanistan by 1–1 (8–7)
Club career Anglesey League club Bodorgan FC acquired the signature of Fazeel on 7 February 2016.Anglesey football club signs Maldives international in a bid to boost season. access date: 19 February 2017
On 20 January 2017, Welsh Alliance side Llangefni Town F.C. completed the signing of Fazeel."OPPO" SIGNS FOR THE TOWN!. access date: 19 February 201730 top January transfers in North Wales football. access date: 19 February 2017
Career statistics International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsMaldives20004120014020022020031032004712005332007102008732009972010102011164201210201460Total7122
Scores and results list Maldives's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Fazeel goal. + List of international goals scored by Ibrahim Fazeel No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1Galolhu Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives1-11-1Friendly2Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh1-01-02003 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup3Galolhu Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives3-012-02006 FIFA World Cup qualification44-05Galolhu Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives1-52-52006 FIFA World Cup qualification6People's Football Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan2-09-12005 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup74-187-19Galolhu Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives3-14-12008 SAFF Championship104-111Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka1-01-02008 SAFF Championship12Galolhu Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives1-21-32010 AFC Challenge Cup qualification13Galolhu Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives1-13-22010 AFC Challenge Cup qualification14Galolhu Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives3-05-02010 AFC Challenge Cup qualification154-016Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh2-02-02009 SAFF Championship17Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh2-15-12009 SAFF Championship184-119Stade Linité, Victoria, Seychelles2-12-22011 Indian Ocean Island Games20Stade Linité, Victoria, Seychelles1-21-52011 Indian Ocean Island Games21Galolhu Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives1-12-1Friendly222-1
Honours
Maldives SAFF Championship: 2008
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